Conducting from on High  by rensala

Conducting from on High

At least that’s what it looked like to me.

But when I researched it I found that the statue depicts the artist Gavin Turk posing as the famous artist Sir Joshua Reynolds. It stands on the Coronet Cinema in London’s Notting Hill Gate which was renamed The Print Room a few years ago. Once a cinema, it is now a theatre. Like other theatres, it was closed for a long time during 2020 and early 2021 because of the covid19 lockdowns. During this prolonged period of closures, a statue was placed upon the dome that stands above the theatre’s main entrance.

When seen from the east, the new sculpture looks like a painter holding a palette and his brush. However, I read that when seen from the west, the viewer might be led to believe that the statue is of a man holding a gun.

I like my theory better.

I definitely think he looks as if he’s conducting from on high. I too like your theory better.
March 29th, 2023  
great composition. love the peek a boo effect
March 29th, 2023  
And a photo bombing bird.
March 29th, 2023  
Nicely captured!
March 29th, 2023  
March 29th, 2023  
Great shot. I prefer your theory too.
March 29th, 2023  
@wakelys yes indeed, I took the shot on Live but sadly couldn’t get a better one of the bird
March 29th, 2023  
@dkellogg thanks 😊
March 29th, 2023  
@susiemc @lisab514 thank you so much
March 29th, 2023  
Nice pov
March 29th, 2023  
nice
March 30th, 2023  
I agree with you Renee.
March 30th, 2023  
His head is cut off a little bit and I can see where people might think "gun" (especially with the world-wide climate these days) but I also see the baton, and the paint brush. So the arts have it, 2 to 1. Good catch!
March 30th, 2023  
Fabulous find and capture!
March 30th, 2023  
quite a story
March 30th, 2023  
I like it.
March 30th, 2023  
I can see the gun in his hand. I like your pov in this lovely shot.
March 30th, 2023  
Great capture and interesting information.
March 30th, 2023  
Lovely picture with interesting information.

Katharine
March 30th, 2023  
Great capture & story
March 30th, 2023  
Great capture and interesting narrative
March 30th, 2023  
Great shot
March 30th, 2023  
Very nice shot
March 30th, 2023  
Nice sculpture!
March 30th, 2023  
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